In the deep recesses,
Of my heart.
Are buried secrets,
Disturbing & dark.

Akin to thorns on rose trellises,
Alluring yet repelling.
Squishing the softest flesh,
Mercilessly & Satanically.

Engulfed in them,
I grapple to breathe.
Tainted for eternity,
Mysteriously, within me.

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